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SionSion Join Date: 2004-09-10 Member: 31572Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">my C++ dableings</div> OKie as some of you may know I've been playing around at learning C++

Well one of my first applications is a CPUBURN tool, basically it will run the CPU @ 100% untill it completed the number of counts you specified.

An XP1400+ takes 18 seconds to complete one count. Not much use to the general public, however it can be usefull when diagnosing hardware problems, or testing a new cooler you just got.

It's an early version probably full of bugs so peeps please head over to

<a href='http://www.saiweb.co.uk/' target='_blank'>http://www.saiweb.co.uk/</a>

go to the apps page.

and download the prog it's only about 500kb. And let me know what you think.
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  • napinapi Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14172Members, Constellation
    No offence, but not going to run it myself... the mobo fan on this thing isn't working, and it's a crappy old heatsink, so don't fancy pushing it to the limits

    but shouldn't this be in OT? \o/
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  • SionSion Join Date: 2004-09-10 Member: 31572Members
    arg probably should be in OT!

    lol
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  • tankefugltankefugl One Script To Rule Them All... Trondheim, Norway Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8641Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    <span style='color:gray'>Moved to OT. Wheee.</span>
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    edited April 2005
    if its running a single loop it wont really test out the whole cpu, as they have multiple instruction sets and cache sizes/amounts.

    youd need to lead up a bunch of random data (smaller than the cpu cache), and manipulate that repeatedly, to really get a cpu diagnostic.

    as a heat/airflow diagnostic it should be fine though. i wonder why such a program takes 500kb ?! shouldnt it be only a few lines? or are there lots of libraries loaded?

    hm, i told it to do one count, it thought for a few (8ish) seconds and then said it completed. it needs a timer, because i didnt count for it, and i'd like to kno what it was doing?
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  • SionSion Join Date: 2004-09-10 Member: 31572Members
    the next version will have a timer included, im just figuring that out now.

    it's looping 500,000 to the power of 5 loops of various math calculations running on one number.

    as such #include <math.h> module is loaded.

    the prog is 500kb because I forgot to remove the debug code!!!!

    next version will be a lot better :-)

    If peeps want I will post the source code.
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  • SionSion Join Date: 2004-09-10 Member: 31572Members
    gues no ones ointerested then <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    Post alittle more info and the source code?

    (Does the program output data regarding what its just tested? And the source will help others learn, you'll also get people who may optimise your code annnnnnnd, most importantly, no-one will think of it as malicious if they compile the code themselves.)
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
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    The python script I used to stress-test a mate's processor after I installed him a new CPU heat-sink + fan.

    --Scythe--
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